1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jim Harrick. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–5, 13–1 in WCAC play to win the regular season conference title by a 2-game margin to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Waves fell to No. 5 seed Maryland, 69–64.[1]

1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCAC champions
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Record25–5 (13–1 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Seasons
1985–86 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pepperdine 13 1   .929 25 5   .833
Loyola Marymount 10 4   .714 19 11   .633
San Diego 9 5   .643 19 9   .679
Gonzaga 8 6   .571 15 13   .536
Santa Clara 7 7   .500 12 16   .429
Portland 4 10   .286 13 15   .464
Saint Mary's 3 11   .214 10 17   .370
San Francisco 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1985–86 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Grant Gondrezick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Boulder HS Boulder, Colorado
G 11 Jon Korfas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr San Marcos HS Santa Barbara, California
G/F 32 Dwayne Polee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr UNLV Los Angeles, California
F 34 Eric White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory San Francisco, California
F 44 Anthony Frederick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Santa Monica College Los Angeles, California
F 50 Levy Middlebrooks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So St. Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 22, 1985*
vs. No. 5 Kansas
Preseason NIT
L 61–67  0–1
McNichols Sports Arena 
Denver, Colorado
Nov 26, 1985*
Washington State W 84–76  1–1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Nov 27, 1985*
St. Mary's (TX) W 69–60  2–1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 2, 1985*
Nevada W 100–69  3–1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 7, 1985*
UC Irvine W 81–72  4–1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 13, 1985*
vs. Western Illinois W 85–67  5–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 14, 1985*
at Brigham Young W 83–73  6–1
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 20, 1985*
vs. Southern Methodist W 75–68  7–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 21, 1985*
at No. 13 Kentucky L 56–88  7–2
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 23, 1985*
at Evansville W 62–61  8–2
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 28, 1985*
Cal State Fullerton W 67–64  9–2
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Dec 30, 1985*
Robert Morris W 84–59  10–2
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 4, 1986*
Northern Iowa W 94–86  11–2
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 7, 1986*
U.S. International W 129–94  12–2
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 9, 1986*
at DePaul L 57–70  12–3
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
WCAC Regular Season
Jan 16, 1986
at Gonzaga W 79–67  13–3
(1–0)
The Kennel 
Spokane, Washington
Jan 18, 1986
at Portland W 60–55  14–3
(2–0)
Chiles Center 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 24, 1986
San Francisco W 78–66  15–3
(3–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 25, 1986
Santa Clara W 64–60  16–3
(4–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 30, 1986
at San Diego L 64–69  16–4
(4–1)
USD Sports Center 
San Diego, California
Feb 1, 1986
at Saint Mary's W 88–67  17–4
(5–1)
McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Feb 7, 1986
Saint Mary's W 105–64  18–4
(6–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 8, 1986
San Diego W 61–60  19–4
(7–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 15, 1986
at Loyola Marymount W 79–64  20–4
(8–1)
Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 21, 1986
Portland W 80–61  21–4
(9–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 22, 1986
Gonzaga W 87–64  22–4
(10–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 28, 1986
at Santa Clara W 56–51  23–4
(11–1)
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
Mar 1, 1986
at San Francisco W 85–64  24–4
(12–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Mar 5, 1986
Loyola Marymount W 87–82  25–4
(13–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1986*
(12 W) vs. (5 W) Maryland
First Round
L 64–69  25–5
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Source[2][3]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Duke Finishes Strong to Beat Pepperdine". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1985. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "1985-86 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved April 16, 2022.